Islamic State says ‘Schweppes bomb’ used to bring down Russian plane
CAIRO (Reuters) – Islamic State’s official magazine carried a photo on Wednesday of a Schweppes drink it said was used to make an improvised bomb that brought down a Russian airliner over Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula last month, killing all 224 people on bo…
Sweden raises threat level, citing ‘concrete information’
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden’s security police raised on Wednesday their terrorist threat assessment by one step, to four on a scale of five, issuing an arrest warrant for one person and saying there was “concrete information” of a possible attack in S…
If France gets EU deal on security spending so must Italy: Renzi
ROME (Reuters) – If French spending to increase security after the Paris attacks is given special treatment under EU budget deficit rules then the same should apply for Italy, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on Wednesday.
Suicide bombers kill at least 12 and injure dozens in Nigerian city of Kano
KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) – Two female suicide bombers blew themselves up at a mobile phone market in the northern Nigerian city of Kano on Wednesday, killing at least 12 people and wounding around 60 others, a Red Cross official and police said.
Suspected architect of Paris attacks dead: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Suspected architect of the Paris attacks, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, is dead, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing two intelligence officials.
Iran starts dismantling nuclear equipment, U.N. report says
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran has disconnected almost a quarter of its uranium-enriching centrifuges in less than a month, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Wednesday, suggesting it is racing to implement an agreement restricting its nuclear activities.
Congo police fire teargas at stone-throwing students
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Police in the capital of Democratic Republic of Congo fired teargas on Wednesday to disperse stone-throwing students whose protest against a feared increase in school fees is the latest sign of unrest ahead of a tense election seas…
Son of former Iranian minister arrested over controversial oil deal
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s hardline judiciary arrested the son of a former minister of culture on Wednesday on suspicion of involvement in a controversial oil contract, according to the semi-official Fars news agency.
Lebanon arrests man in connection with Beirut bomb attacks: security source
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s security forces arrested a Lebanese man on Wednesday in connection with twin suicide bomb attacks that killed 44 people in Beirut last week, a security source said.
Riots in Kosovo deepen crisis over Serbia accord
PRISTINA (Reuters) – Riots erupted in Kosovo on Wednesday in a deepening crisis over relations with former ruler Serbia, with protesters setting fire to garbage containers and government vehicles in the capital Pristina.
